James Blake vs Alejandro Falla — Cincinnati Masters Round of 64

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 64
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 August 2007
hard
COL
Alejandro Falla
42 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Blake J.
7-6 6-1
Falla A.
Blake J.
7762
Falla A.
651–

James Blake defeated Alejandro Falla 7-6 6-1 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — James Blake came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: James Blake came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Blake J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Falla A.

Falla A.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Blake J.Falla A.
1st serve in·Even
57%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
Return points won·Even
36%
40%
Break points saved·Even
61%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.0
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blake J.Falla A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
32
Break points saved·Clear edge
88
73
Break points won·Clear edge
51
39
Deciding sets·Dominant
54
22
Tiebreaks·Even
55
55

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
30°CMainly clear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Blake J.
6-16-4
Semi-finals
Blake J.
Davydenko N.
6-46-2
Federer R.
Hewitt L.
6-36-777-61
Quarter-finals
Blake J.
Querrey S.
5-76-46-4
Davydenko N.
Ferrer D.
6-26-4
Hewitt L.
Moya C.
6-26-4
Federer R.
Almagro N.
6-33-66-2
R16
Almagro N.
Nieminen J.
6-26-2
Querrey S.
Monaco J.
6-37-5
Blake J.
Ferrero J.
6-16-4
Ferrer D.
Roddick A.
7-646-4
Federer R.
Baghdatis M.
7-657-5
Davydenko N.
Berdych T.
6-36-2
Hewitt L.
Melzer J.
6-36-3
Moya C.
del Potro J.
7-53-67-5
R32
Monaco J.
Nadal R.
7-654-1
Hewitt L.
Gasquet R.
6-13-2
Berdych T.
Clement A.
7-617-64
Melzer J.
Ancic M.
6-32-67-69
Querrey S.
Youzhny M.
5-76-36-4
Roddick A.
Verdasco F.
7-636-2
Davydenko N.
Ginepri R.
6-26-776-3
Ferrero J.
Gonzalez F.
6-27-67
Blake J.
Kiefer N.
6-46-4
del Potro J.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-12-66-4
Moya C.
Djokovic N.
6-46-1
Nieminen J.
Robredo T.
6-46-1
Almagro N.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-4
Baghdatis M.
Chela J.
6-766-46-2
Federer R.
Benneteau J.
6-36-3
Ferrer D.
Stepanek R.
6-27-5
R64
Melzer J.
Karlovic I.
7-647-62
Ancic M.
Haas T.
3-67-636-3
Hewitt L.
Wawrinka S.
7-53-67-65
Ginepri R.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-3
Benneteau J.
Tursunov D.
6-43-66-3
Moya C.
Nalbandian D.
7-647-62
Stepanek R.
Fish M.
7-57-63
Ferrer D.
Isner J.
7-636-3
Baghdatis M.
Murray A.
6-16-2
Chela J.
Henman T.
6-43-66-3
Ljubicic I.
Delic A.
1-67-636-3
Berdych T.
Becker B.
6-36-4
Clement A.
Mathieu P.
6-46-2
Monaco J.
Lopez F.
6-46-756-3
Querrey S.
Gicquel M.
7-55-76-4
Youzhny M.
Hrbaty D.
6-36-1
Blake J.
Falla A.
7-656-1
Kiefer N.
Safin M.
6-37-61
Ferrero J.
Rochus O.
6-13-67-5
Verdasco F.
Volandri F.
6-26-2
Almagro N.
Mayer F.
7-656-4
Nieminen J.
Spadea V.
6-26-0
Kohlschreiber P.
Calleri A.
7-622-67-67
del Potro J.
Canas G.
6-26-2